Wilt (band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Kilkenny , Ireland |
| Products | Music albums and singles |
Wilt was an alternative rock group that originated in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1998. The band was formed by former Kerbdog members Cormac Battle (vocals and guitar) and Darragh Butler (drums), with Mick Murphy completing the lineup on bass.
Their first album, Bastinado, came out in July 2000. In 2002, Wexford-born Derren Dempsey joined them as a touring guitarist and backing vocalist to promote their follow-up album, My Medicine.
Praised by Rock Sound magazine as Ireland’s counterpart to Hüsker Dü and Weezer, Wilt officially split up in 2003.
Discography
Singles / E.P.s
| Year | Title | Label | Track list | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | No Worries | Discordant | 1. I Want It All 2. Working For The Man 3. I Want It All |
180 |
| 1999 | It’s All Over Now | Mushroom | 1. It’s All Over Now 2. Working For The Man 3. Never Enough |
103 |
| 2000 | Radio Disco | Mushroom | 1. Radio Disco 2. The Party’s Over (CD1) 3. Headline News (CD1) 4. My Kind of Girl (CD2) 5. Bette Davis (CD2) |
56 |
| 2000 | Open Arms | Mushroom | 1. Open Arms 2. No Worries (XFM Session) (CD1) 3. Mansion on the Hill (CD1) 4. Never A Friend (XFM Session) (CD2) 5. Mercy Seat (CD2) 6. Radio Disco (XFM Session) (7”) |
59 |
| 2000 | No Worries (re-issue) | Mushroom | 1. No Worries (re-recording) 2. Flutter (CD1) 3. Expedestrians (Evening Session) (CD1) 4. April Skies (Evening Session) (CD2) 5. No Worries (Evening Session) (CD2) |
83 |
| 2002 | Take Me Home | Mushroom | 1. Take Me Home 2. Tell You Too Much 3. Penny Black |
76 |
| 2002 | Distortion | Mushroom | 1. Distortion 2. Tonic (CD1) 3. Major Condition (CD1) 4. Two Steps To The Sun (CD2) 5. Patience (CD2) 6. I Want It All (Fanning Session) (7”) |
66 |
| 2003 | Understand (UK Promo) |
Mushroom | 1. Understand | N/A |
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Track list | Irish Chart | UK Chart |
|---|
|- |2000 |Bastinado |Mushroom |1. It’s All Over Now
2. Radio Disco
3. Open Arms
4. I Found Out
5. No Worries
6. Goodnight
7. Never A Friend
8. Working For The Man
9. Peroxatine
10. Moving On
11. Expedestrians |21 |150 |-
|- |2002 |My Medicine |Mushroom |1. Distortion
2. Understand
3. Take Me Home
4. My Medicine
5. Stations
6. Dave You Were Right
7. Tell You Too Much
8. Family Man
9. Wait A Minute
10. Broken Glass
11. The Plan |15 |98
|}
Other
| Year !Title !Label !Wilt Song |
|---|
|- |2003 |emBraces (Various Artists) |Origin Records |The Plan (Galway Bay FM Session) |} Radio Sessions
| Date !Radio Station !Session !Track list |
|---|
|- |19 September 1999 |XFM |Acoustic Session |Open Arms, Moving On |- |21 December 1999 |BBC Radio One |Evening Session |Radio Disco, April Skies, Expedestrians, No Worries |- |18 March 2000 |RTE 2FM |Dave Fanning Session |Radio Disco, Peroxatine, Never A Friend, I Want It All |- |19 March 2000 |XFM |XFM Session |Radio Disco, No Worries, Never A Friend |- |2002 |Total Rock Radio |Diamond Dave Session |Distortion, Understand, My Medicine, Take Me Home, Stations |- |2002 |Galway Bay FM |Galway Bay FM Session |The Plan |}
Covered tracks included on their singles
- "April Skies" – performed by Jesus And Mary Chain
- "Mercy Seat" – interpreted by Ultra Vivid Scene
- "Mansion on the Hill" – originally by Bruce Springsteen